# Preeti Rathi

> Preeti Rathi is a General Partner at Icon Ventures, a Palo Alto-based early-stage venture firm, where she leads investments in enterprise AI, digital health, and cybersecurity. With a rare blend of 8 years of engineering and product management experience at Cisco (where she helped build $1B+ revenue products like the ASR 9000 Series) and 14+ years in venture capital, she brings operator-grade conviction to every investment thesis. Her portfolio spans category-defining companies like Rockset (acquired by OpenAI), Aisera, Alation, At-Bay, and Simbian, and she is a committed member of All Raise, championing diversity in venture.

- **Role:** General Partner at Icon Ventures
- **Organizations:** Icon Ventures, All Raise, Aisera (Board), Alation (Board), At-Bay (Board), Revefi (Board), Simbian (Board)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS in Computer Science, Stanford University, MS in Computer Science, Stanford University, MBA, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Led or participated in investments that resulted in three notable acquisitions: Rockset (acquired by OpenAI), Turi (acquired by Apple), and Asserts (acquired by Grafana Labs), Joined Icon Ventures as its fifth General Partner in January 2020, Board Director at Aisera, Alation, At-Bay, Revefi, and Simbian

## Career timeline

- **~2000s** — Engineering and product management roles at Cisco, including product strategy for the ASR 9000 Series (~$1B revenue product)
- **~2014** — Joined the venture arm of Juniper Networks as an investor
- **~2015** — Joined Opus Capital as an investor focused on early-stage technology
- **2016** — Joined Ignition Partners as Principal, focusing on B2B software investments
- **~2018** — Promoted to Partner at Ignition Partners
- **2020** — Joined Icon Ventures as General Partner (5th GP), based in Palo Alto/San Francisco

## Achievements

- Led or participated in investments that resulted in three notable acquisitions: Rockset (acquired by OpenAI), Turi (acquired by Apple), and Asserts (acquired by Grafana Labs)
- Joined Icon Ventures as its fifth General Partner in January 2020
- Board Director at Aisera, Alation, At-Bay, Revefi, and Simbian
- Member of All Raise, mentoring female VCs and entrepreneurs across Silicon Valley
- Helped shape product strategy for $1B+ revenue Cisco products before transitioning to venture
- Backed Rockset ahead of its acquisition by OpenAI, cementing her reputation as an early AI infrastructure investor

## Latest updates

- **2024-11** — Actively investing in AI-native enterprise companies through Icon Ventures' latest fund
- **2023-08** — Rockset (portfolio company) raised $44M Series C with Icon Ventures participation before later being acquired by OpenAI
- **2021-10** — Joined Alation's Board of Directors as the data intelligence company expanded its Fortune 100 customer base

## Links

- Website: https://iconventures.com/members/preeti-rathi/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prathi/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/preet1rathi

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